Thursday, August 30, 2012

This Grand Theft Auto IV mod in Back To The Future style is simple insane. It sweats rich details in its complete character skin of Marty McFly and the DeLorean skin including interior with working flux capacitor. Very impressive!
See it in action as he leaves two fire streaks on the roads.

Here is what YouTuber seedyrom34 has to say about his video.

DISCLAIMER: There is no single "Download Link" for this mod. It's a HEAVILY CUSTOMIZED PC project from a die-hard BTTF and GTA fan. It took me months to tweak everything and finally get it working right but I couldn't have done it without the help of some truly great mod makers (credits/links below). Please don't just start modifying your game without researching and backing things up first. You WILL break it.

I made this video mostly to show what can still be done with this amazing game and to give other BTTF fans some information on how to create something similar, though not exact. I'll answer simple questions but I can't train you on how to mod GTA...you'll have to do some research yourself, if you're up to it! It's a hell of a lot more than just installing a skin or two...we're talking hours and hours of editing files. I've only played with it for a few hours now but it was totally worth it.

Check out the full text on YouTube. He gives some more information about how he did some of the mods there.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Starting today I'll dedicate every wednesday to news about watches. Wristwatches specifically. Therefore this column will be called Watch Wednesday. Hope you enjoy reading this somewhat more serious stuff along the usual content here.

Please let me know what you think about this!

So it fits perfectly that I came across the new Sinn Chronograph Tachymeter yesterday at ablogtoread.com. Head over to read their opinion. I think this is definitely a watch that I would buy for myself. Being a fan of several Sinn watches for some years the layout just makes me smile.
They've hit my vintage / retro liking nerve with it.

Founded in 1961 Sinn is a renowed german manufacturer of mainly technical styled solid watches.

The watch is limited to 100 pieces and sold exclusively via Manufactum. It sports a customized Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 Automatic Movement inside a steel case. With a width of 41mm it should go well on your wrist along your drivers gloves. The brown leather strap is rather unusual for Sinn but fits nicely to the vintage appeal.
Check out the product page at manufactum for more information and to buy one. It sells at 1.350,- Euro which I would consider a fair price.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

You might have heard about them already. If not, then hurry up. This is what I call the world's greatest Depeche Mode Coverband. Father Dicken and his Kids Milah and Korben from Bogotá, Colombia seem to have a lot of fun together.
This is pure family awesomeness.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Great video by followthefoot. I played and still play many of these imaginary games myself. For example getting the perfect timing right waiting for the green light. I never knew that other people did that, too.

As a kid I used to watch the raindrops that hit our windows. I picked two of them and let them do a kind of drag race to the bottom.

The guys over at Hodinkee did a great interview with Dan Spitz. The former guitarist of Anthrax suddenly turned watchmaker mid-90's and is now considered one of the best watchmakers worldwide.

You can't imagine how it this interview connects pieces of my life as a teenager with my life interests of the past few years.
At the end of the eighties, when I was still a teenager, Anthrax was one of my first encounters with the heavy metal scene. It really had an influence on my musical taste. When I look back at the days, what strikes me most is how they managed to get great songs together on one record that were both fun and serious. Always entertaining, fitting nearly every mood I had back then.

Nowadays, a close friend of mine is very into collecting, buying and selling watches. I grew a kind of interest for it, too. But unlike him I can't afford the pieces I long for. Nevertheless I developed a taste in what makes a watch interesting to me and why.

The best thing you'll come across today: Bill Murray Supercut.
Read what Eclectic Method wrote on their Youtube page:

Eclectic Method's tribute to one of the hippest dudes of Ever!

Here is how to tell if you are at the best party currently happening in America at any given moment: You turn around and there he is, mixing cocktails, cracking jokes, and making everything more awesome! Yeah he crashes normal people parties, yeah he assimilates naturally and perfectly, yeah he is the shit! Bill is a walking, talking memecon -an iconic meme. From SNL to Ghostbusters to Wes Anderson flicks, Murray has, more than just about anyone, had several ages of awesome.

There is, of course no way to summarize the enigma that is Bill Murray in just a few minutes but Eclectic Method offers this tribute Mixtape regardless. All Hail the Almighty Bill! CROSS THE STREAMS!

Monday, August 6, 2012

I've just received an invitation to the currently closed beta of Zurker. A new network that aims to once be the successor to facebook.
If you're interested, click on the link below to join us at Zurker.

The interactive visualization of World of Records by GE Data Visualization shows some interesting insights. It is about when, where an maybe even why some years and countries might have more records than others.

While the times of World War I and II seem obvious, other years like 1999 need some more knowledge about the world of sports to explain a peak. That year marked a high time for doping with 112 new world records set in this year alone.

World of records by summer events

Visit the Infographic and see for yourself. There is also a download option of the interactive visualization available on the site.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Synthopia asked their readers if this is the greatest synth performance in the history of Rock. Frankenstein performed live by the Edgar Winter Group is indeed a totally insane thing to watch.

Here's what Synthopia had to say about it:

"This video captures a classic 1973 rock synth jam by the Edgar Winter Group, a live performance of the classic Frankenstein.

With this performance, Edgar Winter proves that he does not discriminate when it comes to face-melting solos.

First,
he unleashes an epic stream of keytar-controlled synth awesomeness.
Then Winter takes a break from the synths for a face-melting sax solo.
Then – it’s time for a drum solo – and Winter delivers, trading riffs
with the drummer.

Then it’s back to the keytar for some
synth-faced shredding. Then comes an orgy of noise that transforms into
an explosion of filthy filtered synth eruptions. Winter delivers the
denouement by returning to the drums for the restatement of the intro.Epic. Face-Melting.

Knate Myers made this fantastic Timelapse Video using only images made by the crew of NASA’s International Space Station (ISS). These pictures are available free for everyone in NASA’s massive photo archive at nasa.gov.
Enjoy the nighttime view of various fly-bys.